Electronic Privacy Bill In Works

Electronic Privacy Bill In The Works

Members of the House of Representatives have begun a series of hearings on electronic privacy and are working on a bill that would regulate the way in which companies collect data from their consumers. Lawmakers are at odds in their struggle to achieve a balance between protecting the consumer and, at the same time, allowing for web advertising which is the main revenue obtained by content sites. They are also investigating whether there should be one broad regulation or if each electronic industry should be monitored separately.